Outline of the Neuroscience Major
Neuroscience students complete background courses in Biology, Chemistry, and quantitative analysis (Math or Statistics).
As part of the major, students take nine upper-level courses in biopsychology, molecular and cellular neurobiology, and other areas that encourage breadth.
Two upper level lab courses are also part of the curriculum. One of these can be an independent research project under the guidance of a faculty sponsor. (For more information about student research, see here.)
Exclusions:
Neuroscience students may not double major in Biology; General Biology; Cell and Molecular Biology; Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology; Biopsychology, Cognition and Neuroscience; Brain, Behavior, and Cognitive Sciences; Biochemistry; Biomolecular Science; Plant Biology; or Microbiology; nor elect a minor in Biology, Plant Biology, Chemistry, or Biochemistry.
Students double majoring in Psychology and Neuroscience or Cognitive Science and Neuroscience may share a maximum of 3 courses toward their two programs.
New STATS Policy:
If you have credit for AP STATS (STATS 180), then you can complete the "R" tutorial. Once the Neuroscience major is declared, an advisor will need to enter an exception to apply the transfer credit to the Stats 250 requirement on the student’s audit.
For a Statistics course that transfers as Stats or Math "Departmental" credit:
Courses that are not equivalent to Stats 250, but are very similar, may be accepted as meeting the Stats 250 pre-requisite for the Neuroscience major. The course must be evaluated by the Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience by submitting the syllabus using the form. Students with approved non-equivalent Stats credit will also need to complete the ungraded Statistics Tutorial (in addition to the transfer course). Students should verify their course is approved before completing the tutorial. Once the Neuroscience major is declared, an advisor will need to enter an exception to apply the transfer credit to the Stats 250 requirement on the student’s audit.
